English noun: chapter | |||
1. | chapter (communication) a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled | ||
Samples | He read a chapter every night before falling asleep. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision | ||
Part meronym | text, textual matter | ||
2. | chapter (time) any distinct period in history or in a person's life | ||
Samples | The industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history. The divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phase, stage | ||
3. | chapter (group) a local branch of some fraternity or association | ||
Samples | He joined the Atlanta chapter. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society | ||
Member meronym | association, frat, fraternity | ||
4. | chapter (group) an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assembly | ||
5. | chapter (event) a series of related events forming an episode | ||
Samples | A chapter of disasters. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | episode | ||